Fired after taking a light disappearance
Romanian police chief Ioan Buda was dismissed by the Minister of the Interior after a series of bourds from his subordinates who failed to save the life of a girl whose parents had announced the disappearance."I proposed the dismissal of the chief of police and the prefect of the department of Olt (...) because drastic measures are necessary," said Minister Nicolae Moga late Friday evening.
A 65 -year -old suspect was heard by investigators on Saturday morning, according to the media.Alexandra, 15, had been kidnapped on Wednesday by the driver of a car while hitchhiking to go home in Dobrosloveni (south), police said.
No intervention before dawn
Thursday morning she had managed to call the emergency number 112 three times and given the police officers as to the place where she was kidnapped."It happens, it happens," she shouted, before the communication interrupted, Ioan Buda told journalists.According to Alexandra's family members, the police have taken this case lightly and did not intervene until very late.
After carrying out searches with three erroneous addresses, the police finally located the house described by the teenager, more than twelve hours after her phone calls.They then asked for a search warrant and expected dawn before entering this house, invoking legal constraints, when it was an emergency where these precautions were not necessary.Nineteen hours had passed since the last communication with Alexandra.
A second teenager likely to have been removed
Investigators discovered "human remains" on the spot, which must be analyzed, as well as jewelry that belonged to the little girl, according to the police.Questioned on the spot, the suspect refused to answer the investigators' questions.
"The resignations of all those who have poorly managed this case with such dramatic consequences are compulsory," said President Klaus Iohannis, also questioning the head of the Special Telecommunications Service (STS), for the failure to locate the'Place where the little girl had called.According to police, a second teenager, whose parents had reported the disappearance three months ago in the same region, could have been abducted by the same suspect.
(The essential/AFP)
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